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- Transcript of "An Act for the Order and Government of Slaves" passed by the General Assembly of British West Florida.
- 1767-06-00
- Most of the act deals with the punishment of slaves who have violated the law. Possible offenses include running away; gaming; stealing; selling merchandise; carrying weapons; drinking alcohol; "assembling in great numbers...and drumming or making...
- 2010-02-10
- Letter from General Edmund P. Gaines at Fort Mitchell, Alabama, to John Coffee at Fort Strother, Alabama.
- 1816-02-18
- In the letter Gaines expresses concerns he and Colonel William Barnett have setting the boundary lines between the United States and Indian land, as outlined in the Treaty of Fort Jackson: "Colonel Barnett and myself had set out with a view to...
- 2009-06-25
- Writ of arrest issued to the sheriff of Autauga County of the Alabama Territory, commanding him "to take the body of Mathew Duncan, if to be found within your county & him safely keep" until the date of his trial.
- 1819-06-21
- A note on the back explains the charge to the accused, Mathew Duncan: "This is an action brought by Thomas Cargill against you to recover five hundred Dollars for breaking & entering with force & arms the premises of him the said Thomas & taking &...
- 2012-01-27
- Letter from O. K. Freeman in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1836-03-05
- After learning from an acquaintance that the "indians intended to go to war, when the trees put out their leaves," Freeman traveled through the Creek nation in Alabama to observe their behavior. In the letter he reports activities among the Indians...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Union Mills, Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-11-19
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses troop movements; preparations for fighting; recent battles; weather and conditions in camp ("It is hard to write you a letter now for my...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-03-27
- During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he thanks his wife for her recent correspondence...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp in either Georgia or Tennessee, to his mother, probably in Portland, Alabama.
- 1863-08-15
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses clothing he has received and more that he and other men will need; weather and conditions in camp; nearby fighting; his duties as an escort ("It is one...
- 2011-07-06
- Telegrams between H. Vance Greenslip, president of the Southern Greyhound Lines in Chamblee, Georgia, and Governor John Patterson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1961-05
- In the first message, sent May 19, 1961, Greenslip asks the governor ensure the protection of Greyhound's passengers, property, and employees. Because of the recent attacks on the Freedom Riders in Alabama, people around the country have expressed...
- 2009-09-28